The 60 original shelters were originally constructed between 1875 and 1914, by the Cabmen’s Shelter Fund and still provide tea, meals and places to socialise between fares for black cab license holders. The openings today feature work by three artists specially commissioned to create works inspired by them, including Kathy Prendergast's map of the knowledge, produced in collaboration with A-Z Maps.
For more, see http://cabbiesshelters.org/programme/
What an intelligent response, building kiosk-type places where cabbies could enjoy a bit of leisure time. Of the 60 original sites, how many are still extant? And how many function as cabbies' shelters?
ReplyDeleteThe only one I remember is St John's Wood.